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DOH Opens Telephone/Mobile Quitlines to Help Filipinos Quit Smoking – UBIAL

  The Department of Health (DOH), in partnership with the World Health Organization (WHO), launched phone and mobile-centered support services to help Filipino smokers quit tobacco. Harnessing the power and potentials of communication technologies, the DOH now offers Filipinos who want to kick their smoking habits real-time counseling and support through a quitline. Quitline is […]

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DOH to Ensure 100% Compliance of Comprehensive Smoking Ban -UBIAL

  President Rodrigo Duterte recently issued Executive Order 26, which strengthens the implementation of existing tobacco control laws, particularly in the promotion of smoke-free environments. “The example President Duterte gave us during his years of service as mayor of Davao City – one of the first 100 percent smoke-free cities in the western pacific region […]